People living in low latitudes, including large parts of northern India, will face the most severe repercussions. Some areas are already nearing these dangerous conditions.
Such events led to 3,238 deaths, damage to 3.2 million hectares of crops & 2,35,000 houses, & loss of 9,457 livestock. But numbers, particularly for property & crop damage, may be underreported.
Report ‘Managing Monsoons in a Warming Climate’ by IPE Global & Esri India says frequency, intensity & unpredictability of extreme heat, rainfall events have also risen in recent decades.
West Bengal registered highest number of heat stroke deaths at 102, followed by Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. MP reported the highest number of heat stroke cases at 12,765.
In response to parliamentary question, Minister of State of Earth Sciences Jitendra Singh shared NCRB data. UP saw twice as many heatwave days as Andhra, but latter recorded more deaths.
The renewable energy ecosystem requires budgetary support, tax breaks, relief in import duties and tariff barriers to expedite development and attract necessary investment.
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Report on ‘temperatures beyond the heatwave’ published last week underlines how heat stress disrupts life, says nations used to heatwaves have already developed mitigation strategies.
Report by Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis released Friday also found that total number of hot and humid days surged from 24 in 2022-2023 to 40 in 2023-2024.
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.
It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.
In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?
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